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Salt is the most effective, readily available, and economical highway deicer in use today and accounts for 8% of all salt productio. Paper Manufacturing. In paper making salt is used to manufacture caustic soda and chlorine. Caustic soda is used to process wood fibres and chlorine is used to bleach the pulp.
Generally, brine (simply salt and water) is used in advance of a predicted storm to help prevent the buildup of snow or ice. In that function, brine works better than dry salt crystals because the thin coating of salt it leaves after it dries adheres to the road surface more effectively.